Shift Cable Joint Installation

While performing fluid changes on my 360 I was looking things over and noticed that one of the bushings on the shift cable at the transmission had some play. So ordered the parts, pn 182435 (item 66 in pic). The end of the cable is a threaded rod (M6x1.0). The bushing consists of a rubber block surround by a stamped/bent metal strap with two tangs. These tangs fit over the threaded rod and have a sleeve clamping them to the rod. There is also a stop nut to prevent the sleeve from backing off. When I removed the discrepant part the tangs had thread grooves in them (the whole thing screwed off without having to remove the sleeve). The new part does not have thread grooves in the tangs. This spreads the tangs out and prevents the sleeve from being installed. So the question is, how the hell do you install this thing. lol. Do you have to use a tap and thread the tangs? Or what? Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Get those this evening.

 

Here's some pics. You can see the threads on the end joint that was removed. Without the threads the tangs are too far apart for the sleeve to fit over them. With threads, and the sleeve fully engaged, the joint threads right onto the cable rod just like a normal rod end bearing (e.g. heim brg).
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I was just surprised it came that way. I'm sure Ferrari would just rather have you buy a complete cable assy with the joints already installed. Was just wondering if anyone else had tackled this issue before.

I did get one tapped last night and it installed easily. Doing the second this evening.